Storage of small bale silage and haylage - Influence of storage period on fermentation variables and microbial composition

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 274-283

  Muller C E ^a   Pauly, T M ^a   Uden P ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Haylage; Microbial counts; Silage; Small bales; Storage

Indexed keywords

DRY MATTER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRASS; HAY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; ORGANIC ACID; PH; SILAGE; STORAGE; YEAST;

EID: 34547615562     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: 13652494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2007.00580.x     Document Type: Article

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